Happy Birthday Toronto!

Posted by webgoddesscathy @ MaRS, March 6th, 2009

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Toronto is 175 years old! Photo Credit: Baked Creation

Happy 175th! Photo Credit: Baked Creation

Innovative businesses need creative cities and Toronto is a hotbed of creativity and innovation these days. So it’s with thanks for this that MaRS wishes Toronto a Happy 175th Birthday!

I’m liking Spotlight Toronto’s and Jaime Woo of Torontoist’s tribute: “Six Words on Toronto” — a short film about the city and the people who live in it. The premise: Torontonians describe the city in exactly six words.

Watch it now to see how our community describes its vibrancy:


TO in 6 Words from Suresh on Vimeo.

And a little less hifi, here are some of today’s birthday wishes for the:



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Cathy is the Manager of Online Communications at MaRS, responsible for all online media programs. She helps bring the blogger out in all of us and keeps us informed about the MaRS community through our website and social media.

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